I’m so excited that after weeks (!?) I finally did it: I swatched the entire OPI San Francisco Collection!! I know that the first swatches of this collection were already out in August but strictly speaking we are now right in the middle of fall and under this perspective my post is still on time 😉 A lot of you will already know the collection but I’m so happy that I managed to swatch all the polishes and I really want to share this with you! Hope you enjoy my post! (I didn’t include the liquid sands … that might have taken another 2 weeks 😉 …)

A-Piers To Be Tan is a warm medium caramel/brown creme. I feel really sad at saying this: I liked this polish a lot more in the bottle than on my nails 😦 I think it would rather suit someone with a lighter skin tone than mine. It applied very well and was opaque in 2 coats. I’ve also used top coat here.

First Date At The Golden Gateis a muted yet vibrant red crelly with brown undertones. The crelly consistency gives it a very fresh and fruity appearance. Another blogger described the color as ‘tomato red’ and I think that’s pretty accurate 😉 The polish is a little bit runny, so you have to be careful not to flood the cuticles. I’m a big fan of this color! It’s a rather light red I would say but at the same time very fall appropriate. I used 2 coats for the pictures but you might need 3 for an evenly opaque finish, no Top Coat here.

Lost On Lombardis a dark red creme with a slight brown hue. This is similar to First Date At The Golden Gate but darker. In certain lightings it can also appear a little bit cool leaning towards a berry red shade! If you’re looking for a classic dark red polish for fall that’s the perfect choice 🙂 The consistency was great and very easy to work with. This is 2 coats without Top Coat.

In The Cable Car-Pool Laneis a deep, warm-leaning purple crelly with burgundy undertones. It leaves an ultra glossy finish. I compared it to last year’s Casino Royal and In The Cable Car-Pool Lane was a tad darker and slightly more red leaning. Casino Royal is a true creme and therefore misses this lit-from-within glow that you find in In The Cable Car-Pool Lane due to its crelly-ish formula. It’s safe to say that In The Cable Car-Pool Lane is a typical and, yeah well, almost obligatory fall color in most seasonal polish collections. However, that doesn’t make it less beautiful 😉 Application was good (although I will always prefer the application of cremes). This is 2 coats but you might need 3, no Top Coat here.

I Knead Sour-Doughis a dusty reddish brown shimmer with pink undertones. This is a very soft and feminine shade that suits a lot of occasions. I already wore it once but I definitely have to wear it again this fall – it’s so elegant! 🙂 I had no issues with application and 2 coats were sufficient for a perfect finish. I also used top coat here.

Haven’t The Foggiest is a silver grey foil. The grey hue gives this polish a very interesting touch and makes it stand out against other silver polishes. It’s also perfect for the upcoming holiday season 🙂 The polish is well pigmented and I had no issues with application. You’re looking at 2 coats plus Top Coat.

Embarca-Dare Ya!is a bright magenta shimmer. In the bottle it seems to have a lovely gold shimmer but unfortunately it doesn’t transfer on the nail at all. I was quite disappointed about this 😦 There were no issues with application. Like a lot of shimmers Embarca-Dare Ya! dries a little bit dull. So you should definitely use Top Coat to bring the polish to life. This is 2 coats with Top Coat.

Dining Al Frisco is a gorgeous sky blue shade with pearlized shimmer. I just love this polish!! It’s a little bit brush-stroky but I don’t mind. This might sound weird now but I never really considered visible brush strokes in the application as a flaw but rather as a characteristic of the polish 🙂 Dining Al Frisco has a great opacity and I liked the application. This is 2 coats plus Top Coat.

Muir Muir On The Wall is a blackened base with a strong plum shimmer that shifts to a greenish gold at some angles. There’s a beautiful dusty look to this polish that makes it stand out against similar dark shades like OPI Every Month Is Oktoberfest. I’m totally in love with this amazing polish that is unique in my stash! This is 2 coats plus top coat.

Peace & Love & OPI is a grey based multi-chrome that shifts from grey to purple to green and also to blue and pink at certain angles. The perfect description of this hue is oil slick 🙂 Unfortunately I couldn’t capture this multi-chrome effect in my pictures. It sure is an interesting polish but I’m not really into it because my skin tone doesn’t go at all with this kind of color. Great application and pigmentation though! I’m wearing 2 coats plus top coat.

Incognito in Sausalitois a super dark navy creme. It’s almost opaque with 1 coat, however, it looks better with 2 – all polishes do in my opinion 😉 Application was ok. I found it to be a little bit staining upon removal. It took me quite some time to clean my nails and fingers. I’m wearing 2 coats plus Top Coat.

Overall I really like this collection! My favorites are Muir Muir On The Wall, Dining Al Frisco, I Knead Sour-Dough and Keeping Suzi At Bay. What do you think about the collection and what are your favorites? Tell me! 🙂

Thanks!! I’m very happy that you like it! 🙂 I agree – A-Piers To Be Tan is very unique! What’s not to love about a shade that can be described as caramel! A few years ago a friend and I were determined to make caramel out of sugar in a pan – I remember very well that it took us forever until we finally succeeded. So many times the sugar burned before it turned into caramel 🙂 when we got the hang of it we also added mascarpone and the resulting (deadly) cream looked EXACTLY like A-Piers To Be Tan! 🙂

Thanks so much! It makes me very happy that you like it! 🙂 I realize now how much work swatching is … when I think of all the nail bloggers who spend their entire weekends swatching new polish collections my head starts spinning!

Thank you!! 🙂 So cool that you like it! I also love to see all the colors together now – not that I haven’t before but it’s the first time to see all the colors on my own nails and that makes it totally special for me! 😉 I understand that you like Embarca-Dare Ya! – I wore it for several days and loved it. There’s another lovely magenta shimmer polish coming up in the new Mariah Carey Holiday Collection: ‘Cute Little Vixen’. It’s a little deeper in color and oh so pretty 🙂

Thanks for swatching and reporting your findings! No surprise that Sausalito stained your nails and finger tips. I thought it was a smurf hand candidate before I read your summary.
My favourites are Muir Muir on the wall and Sour-Dough. Madly beautiful!

I’m so happy that you like my review!! 🙂 I have to admit that I didn’t expect Sausalito to be THAT staining – it didn’t stain so much my nails but my skin around them! At first I wasn’t even sure if I would be able to remove it!

Hey! thanks so much for this post. I can see that you put a lot of time and effort into this and I do appreciate it! I find this so interesting because I am a San Francisco native, and when OPI came out with these colors I was horrified! I hated them, and didn’t think they represented my city at all. After seeing the way they look on you, I do really like some of these colors, especially the beautiful blues. No doubt, the names are clever and cute too. So, thanks for the swatch! Take care!

Hi! I’m so happy that you like my pics and review!! 🙂 I understand that being a San Francisco native you first couldn’t relate to the collection because I can imagine that you pay even more attention to the color choices. And compared to this view my perception of the collection was rather superficial like ‘oh, nice’ and that was it 😉 Thanks so much for stopping by!